WREXHAM manager Denis Smith was casting about for silver linings yesterday following the club's fruitless 500-mile round trip to Torquay.

Incessant rain on Saturday gave referee Mick Russell little option but to postpone the game four hours before kick-off because of pools of standing water on the Plainmoor surface.

The Dragons, who now have three matches in hand on most of their League One rivals, begin to play catch-up tomorrow when Peterborough United are the visitors to the Racecourse, and Smith is hoping some of the injured players who did not travel to Torquay will be available.

Midfielders Danny Williams and Mark Jones, together with striker Chris Armstrong, are all in with a chance of taking some part in a match for which Smith has high expectations.

"We've had a couple of days to get players closer to fitness and, if you look at results elsewhere on Saturday, they could have been a lot worse from our point of view," he said.

"We have to try to take advantage of that against Peterborough on Tuesday in the knowledge that three points will lift us back into the top 10. If we were to win all three games in hand we would, as things stand, go to fourth in the table."

The Dragons boss added: "A couple of seasons ago we were actually four games behind everyone else, but we won all of them and we went on to get promoted, which is something for people to bear in mind when they look at the league table as it stands.

"It's not an ideal situation because it puts extra pressure on players who find themselves playing three times a week, but the fact remains it is in our own hands and the opportunity is there for us to take.

"We also have to hope that we don't suffer any more injuries or suspensions. Five of those I would regard as first-choice players are missing."